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Definition: Meaning of, spread in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / sprɛd /

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Present Participle Third Person Singular
spreading spreads
  1. affect more people/places [intransitive and transitive] if something spreads or is spread, it becomes larger or moves so that it affects more people or a larger area
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  2. information/ideas [intransitive] to become known about or used by more and more people
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  3. information/ideas [transitive] to tell a lot of people about something
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  4. open/arrange also spread out [transitive] to open something out or arrange a group of things so that they cover a flat surface
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  5. throughout an area [intransitive] also be spread and spread out to cover or exist across a large area
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  6. soft substance [intransitive and transitive] to put a soft substance over a surface or to be soft enough to be put over a surface
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  7. arms/fingers etc [transitive] if you spread your arms, fingers or legs, you move them far apart
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  8. over time [transitive] also spread out to do something over a period of time, rather than at one time
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  9. share [transitive] to share or divide something among several people or things
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  10. smile/look [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] if an expression spreads over someone's face, it slowly appears on their face
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  11. spread your wings to start to have an independent life and experience new things
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  12. spread your wings if a bird or insect spreads its wings, it stretches them wide
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  13. be spread (too) thin/thinly if money, effort etc is spread thin, it is being used for many things so there is not enough for each thing
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  14. spread yourself too thin to try to do too many things at the same time so that you do not do any of them effectively
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  15. spread seeds/manure/fertilizer to scatter seeds, MANURE etc on the ground
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spread spreads
  1. increase [singular] when something affects or is known about by more people or involves a larger area [↪  increase]
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  2. soft food [uncountable and countable] a soft substance made from vegetable oil that is used like butter
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  3. soft food [uncountable and countable] a soft food which you spread on bread
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  4. range [singular] a range of people or things
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  5. area [singular] the total area in which something exists
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  6. double-page spread/centre spread a special article or advertisement in a newspaper or magazine, which covers two pages or covers the centre pages
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  7. large meal [singular] informal a large meal for several guests on a special occasion
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  8. hand/wings [uncountable] the area covered when the fingers of a hand, or a bird's wings, are fully stretched
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  9. bed cover [countable] a BEDSPREAD
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  10. money [countable] technical the difference between the prices at which something is bought and sold, or the INTEREST rates for lending and borrowing money
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  11. sport [singular] American English the number of points between the scores of two opposing teams
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  12. spread of land/water an area of land or water
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  13. farm [countable] American English a large farm or RANCH
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spread used in phrases

  • center spread (noun)
    1. the spread at the center of a magazine
  • centre spread (noun)
    1. the spread at the centre of a magazine
  • cheese spread (noun)
    1. spread made of cheese mixed with butter, cream or cream cheese and seasonings
  • spread betting (noun)
    1. a type of BETTING on sports events in which someone says what they think the final score will be
    2. a way of buying and selling SHARE s in which someone BET s money on whether SHAREs in a particular company will go up or down in value
  • spread eagle (noun)
    1. an eagle with wings and legs spread an emblem on the obverse of the Great Seal of the United States
    2. a skating figure executed with the skates heel to heel in a straight line
  • spread over (verb)
    1. form a cover over
  • spread-eagle (verb)
    1. stretch out completely
    2. stand with arms and legs spread out
    spread-eagle (adjective)
    1. with arms and legs stretched out and apart
  • spread-out (adjective)
    1. arranged in an only partially overlapping fan shape
    2. spread over a wide area, not concentrated in one place
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spread used in phrasal verbs

  • spread out (phrasal verb)
    1. [intransitive] if people in a group spread out, they move away from one another so that they cover a large area
    2. [transitive] to separate things that were together and put them separately on a surface
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